Clinical outcomes in children with herpes simplex encephalitis receiving steroid therapy

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue , 2016, Pages 87-92

  Maraş Genç, Hülya ^a   Uyur Yalçin, Emek ^a   Sayan, Murat ^a,b   Bayhan, Asuman ^a   Öncel, Selim ^a   Arisoy, Emin Sami ^a   Kara, Bülent ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Encephalitis; Herpes simplex virus; Outcome; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SEIZURE; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMPLEXVIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIMPLEXVIRUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84969271151     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.05.002     Document Type: Article

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